Stove drawer



C. M. DIBBLE Jan. 2, 1934.

STOVE DRAWER Filed April 19, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l i 1934- c. M. DIBBLE 1,941,541

sT vE DRAWER Filed April 19, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet I 2 Jan. 2, 1934. c. M. DIBBLE 1,941,541

STOVE DRAWER Filed April 19, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 MW MM Patented Jan. 2, 1934 s'rovs DRAWER Claude M. Dibble, Joliet, 111., assignor to Moore Brothers Company, Juliet, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application April 19, 1930.' Serial No. 445,558.

6 Claims. (01. 126-340) This invention relates in general to stoves wherein drawers are provided to move in and out of the broiling compartment and equipped with devices for lifting and lowering the broiler pan to and from the flame or burner, and particularly the invention has for its object the provision of certain improvements in and upon the structure disclosed and claimed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 158,194, filed December 31, 1926, which is now Patent No. 1,811,428, issued June 23, 1931.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a raising and lowering device, the action of which will be cushioned against shock or jar in service.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a raising and lowering device of ::easy operation and also wherein the raising and lowering elements will not scrape along the un- 20 der side of the broiler pan or tray.

Another important object oi? the invention is the provision of a stove drawer which may be readily pulled out to a fully opened position without requiring extension slides or other supplemental devices to prevent the rear endfrom dropping away from the stove.

Another important'object of the invention is 'the provision of a roller mounting for such a drawer of simple and improved construction.

30 Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gas stove or range in which my present invention is e'mbodied;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the drawer removed from the stove;

Fig. 3' is a front to back vertical sectional view taken through the stove and alongside the drawer;

- Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the drawer in fully extended position and in dotted lines its arrangement for removal;-

Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective view of a corner of the inside of the broiler compartment with the drawer removed; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail section of the roller and guide construction.

For the purpose of illustrating the present invention, a gas range comprising the usual frame 12, the burner section 13, the oven 14 and broiler portion 15, is shown on the drawings. Particular description of the general construction of the stove is believed unnecessary to an understanding of the present invention.

Broiler section 15 comprises a'broiler compart ment 16 provided with the usual burner (not shown) in its top. A drawer, shown in enlarged perspective in Fig. 2, is adapted to move in and out of the broiler compartment, and when in closed position to serve as a front closure therefor.

This drawer comprises a body formed of the bottom plate 17, the front wall 18, the rear wall 19 and skeleton side walls 21, all suitably connected together to form a rigid structure. Two rods 22 and 23 are arranged upon the bottom of the drawer and have bearings at the front and back as at 24 between the flanges 25 of the front and back walls 18 and 19 and the bottom wall 17.

One of these rods 22 is arranged to extend through the front wall and to engage in an operating bandie 26 arranged at the front of the drawer.

Radially extending arms 27 are secured at 28 near each end of rods 22 and 23. A cross-bar 29 is secured to or adjacent the ends of the two rear 30 arms 27 to cause the two rods 22 and 23 to oscillate in unison when the handle 26 is swung to oscillate its connected rod 22. Thus arranged, all four of the arms 27 oscillate in unison.

A cross-bar 31 provided with two longitudinally 55 extending slots 32 is arranged to slidably engage the two rear arms 2'7 and a similar cross-bar 33 is arranged at the front of the drawer and engaged with the two front arms 27.

The side walls 21 of the drawer confine the movements of the bars 31 and 33 to vertical re-, ciprocations as the arms 2'7 oscillate in unison with the handle 26. These cross-bars 31 and 33 support the broiler tray 34 and raise and lower it as the handle 26 is swung.

counterbalancing means are provided to counteract the weight of the pan and the weight of the material being broiled and also to cushion sudden lowering movement of the pan and its contents. The counterbalancing movement in 0 41, one of which is provided with integral rack teeth 42 adapted for latching engagement with the latch carried by the handle 26 and controlled by finger piece 43 for locking the broiler tray at desired height.

The broiler compartment comprises side walls 44 and a rear wall 45, each of which is or may be constructed of double sheet metal thickness, the sheets of which are spaced apart. Openings 46 are arranged through the back wall of the oven and arms 47 are arranged to extend rearwardly from the rear wall 19 of the drawer in position to pass through the openings 26 as the drawer is brought to fully closed position. Each arm 4'7 carries a roller 48 adapted for engagement within channel guides 49 arranged from front to back and at the lower edges of the side walls 44. As the drawer is moved toward the front the rollers 48 engage within the channel guides 49, as will presently be more fully described.

The channelguides-49 are provided with downwardly extending flanges 51, each carrying a plurality of rollers 52 upon which the bottom of the drawer rests and rollsin its opening and closing movement. As the drawer is opened, the rollers 48 enter into the channel guides 49 and the drawer rolls toward the front with these rollers within these guides. As the drawer approaches its fully opened position, the rollers 48 prevent the drawer from tilting downward and sustain it with its rear wall located at or in advance of the front wall of the stove, as will be readily understood.

It will be noted that the rear wall 19 is located somewhat inwardly of the rear edges of the side walls and beneath it are mounted two angle stops 53 secured to the bottom 17 of the oven drawer. These stops are adapted to engage the front wall plate 54 of the stove to stop the normal outward movement of the drawer when its rear wall 19 has come into substantial registration with the front face of the stove.

The top edge of the front wall plate 54 is substantially in registration with the flanges of the channel guides. When it is desired to entirely remove the drawer from the stove, its front end may be lifted as it is pulled out (see dotted line in Fig. 5) so that the stops or angle plates 53 clear the wall plate 54, whereupon the rollers 48 may be pulled on out through the guides. If desired, folded metal strips 55 may be secured to the bottom of the drawer to extend down and maintain the drawer in center position with respect to the rollers 52.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregonig description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form,

construction and arrangement of the parts withbroiler pan, a device for raising and lowering the broiler pan within the drawer, and a spring counterbalancing the weight of the broiler pan in its raising and lowering.

3. In a stove, the combination of Walls forming a broiler or other stove compartment, a drawer mounted therein, guides in said compartment, and rearwardly extending arms on said drawer adapted to project through the rear wall of said compartment when the drawer is closed and to engage said guides as the drawer is opened to maintain said drawer in horizontal position.

4. In a stove, the combination of walls forming a broiler or other stove compartment, the rear one of which is provided with an opening, guides within said compartment, a drawer mounted within said compartment and having a rearwardly extending arm arranged through said opening in the rear wallwhen the drawer is closed and to engage said guides when the drawer is opened.

5. In a stove, thecombination of walls forming a broiler or "other stove compartment, the rear one of which is provided with an opening, guides within said compartment, a drawer mounted within said compartment and having a rearwardly extending arm arranged through said opening in the rear wallwhen'the drawer is closed and to engage said guides when the drawer is opened, the rear wall of the drawer sealing the opening about said arms when the drawer is closed.

6. In a stove, the combination of a stove compartment, guides arranged within said compartment and having a plurality of rollers secured thereto, a drawer resting upon said-rollers, said drawer having rearwardly extending arms provided with rollers adapted to engage in said guides, and means extending beneath the drawer for abutment with a forward portion on the stove compartment to limit the outward movement of the drawer, said drawer being tiltable about the rollers on said rearwardly extending arms as the drawer nears the end of its normal movement to permit the said means to clear the forward portion on the stove compartment whereby the drawer is removable from the compartment.

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